1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 136B;
Family #348.
Listed as Etheline Bishop; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Bishop.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sally Miller; 7 Oct 2008.
" Ethelyn E. Bishop Butler
Birth 29 Apr 1923
Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Sep 2008 (aged 85)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Hope Church Cemetery
Monroe County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Ethelyn E. Butler, 85 of Greenville, passed away Monday September 15, 2008 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born April 29, 1923 at Kimball, WV., she was the daughter of the late George and Sarah Lester Bishop. Mrs. Butler was a retired employee of the State of West Virginia working with the Commission on Aging. She was a member of the Red Sulphur Springs Methodist Church, a member of the Peterstown Chapter #118 Order of Eastern Star, and a member of the Southern WV Quilters Guild. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 13 brothers and sisters"
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"James Alvin Thompson, 78 of Davy, WV, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Tazewell Carilion Hospital in Tazewell, VA."He was born April 10, 1939 in Marytown, WV, a son of the late Jessie James and Lydia Lester Thompson. He was a retired coal miner.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Thompson and second wife Carol Thompson; three brothers William Harvey, Jerry Wayne and Paul David Thompson;
"Those left behind to cherish his memory are three brothers, Charles Henry, Thomas O’Neil and Danny lee Thompson all of Tazewell, VA; one sister, Dorothy Marie Parks of Davy, WV; a very special niece Vicki Parks Muncy whom was his caregiver and who James made his home with; a special great niece and nephew, Tiffany Starr and Elijah Jake Muncy; two special close friends Rick Walls of Herndon, WV, and Lee Shamblin of Bradshaw, WV; also several other nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 12 noon, with Elder Arthur Short Officiating at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, WV...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Delph; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, KY); single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of
Frank and Mary; married on 31 Oct 1934 at English, WV; Elva Hicks; age 21; born in McDowell Co,
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Lige and Evalin.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #16278; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alfred Felix Bowles; age 49; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; coal miner; one previous marriage;
living at Avondale, WV; son of Alex Perry and Eliza (Christian) Bowles; married on 10 Jun 1963 in
Grundy, VA; Elvia Delph; maiden name Hicks; age 46; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; housework;
one previous marriage; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Elige and Eveline (Collins) Hicks.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Orval Hodges; 2 Aug 2013.
" Elvia Hicks Bowles
Birth 27 Jul 1916
Death 30 Jul 2013 (aged 97)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"d/o Elige L. & Nancy Eveline Collins Hicks
w/o 1st Husband Roy Delph
w/o 2nd Husband Alfred F. "Bus" Bowles
"Life Legacy"Elvia Hicks Bowles
"(Jul 27 1916 - Jul 30 2013)
"Elvia Bowles, 97, of the Westwood Nursing Home in Bluefield, VA, formerly of Lilly Grove in Princeton, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at her residence. Born July 27, 1916 in Caretta, WV she was the daughter of the late Elige L. Hicks and Nancy Eveline Collins Hicks. Elvia was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She loved canning, gardening, and quilting. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Delph; second husband, Alfred "Bus" Bowles; two sons, Roy Lee Delph and an infant son; four daughters, Ruby Goldie Hicks, Mary Ann Woodard, Nancy E. Mastrandrea, and Lola Katherine Nasatsky; nine brothers; and four sisters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Survivors include one son, Madison Delph and wife Joyce of King George, VA; fourteen grandchildren; twenty five great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor Fred Farley officiating. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Christian Pritchard, Brandon Whitlow, John Mastrandrea, James Ken Lockhart, Harvey Woodard, and Jack Nasatsky. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 Noon until the service hour on Saturday. "
1. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ruby Goldie Hicks Delph
Gender: Female
Death Age: 76
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1932 (sic?)
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Princeton Health Care Center
Death Date: 12 May 2009
Obituary Date: 15 May 2009
Newspaper Title: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Newspaper Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA
Spouse: Joyce
Parents: Elvia Hicks Delph Bowles of Princeton and ; Elvia Hicks Delph Bowles of Princeton and the late Roy Delph
Siblings: Madison Delph and wife Joyce of King George, VA; Mary Ann Woodard, Nancy E. Mastrandrea, and Lola K. Nasatsky; Roy Lee Delph, Jr"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wv guy; 18 Jun 2019.
" Ruby Goldie Hicks Delph
Birth 31 Dec 1932
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 12 May 2009 (aged 76)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 200254224"Additional Information Posted:
"Ruby Goldie Hicks Delph, 76, of Princeton Health Care Center, formerly of 345 Lilly Grove Dr. in Princeton, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born December 31, 1932 in Caretta, W.Va. she was the daughter of Elvia Hicks Delph Bowles of Princeton and the late Roy Delph."She was of the Pentecostal faith and loved everyone she met. She especially loved her mother, her Jesus and her dog.
"In addition to her father, one brother, Roy Lee Delph, Jr.; and three sisters, Mary Ann Woodard, Nancy E. Mastrandrea, and Lola K. Nasatsky preceded her in death.
"Additional survivors include one brother, Madison Delph and wife Joyce of King George, Va.; several nieces and nephews; and her extended family and caregivers at Princeton Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 15, 2009 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor Fred Farley officiating. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour on Friday."Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seaverfuneralservice.com.
"Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Delph family."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Fannie Faye Church, 85, of Bradshaw, WV, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family Sunday, May 15, 2022."Faye was born March 1, 1937 in Pea Patch, VA, a daughter of the late Newt and Mary Mullins Church. She was a homemaker, of the Pentecostal Faith and a life long resident of Bradshaw, WV. Faye had a very loving heart and loved everyone she met. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Faye enjoyed talking to her friends, sitting on her porch, and taking care of her flowers.
"In addition to her parents, Newt and Mary Church, Faye was preceded in death by her step mother, Blanche Church; one daughter, Peggy Church Milonas; one brother Jody Church; and six sisters, Lizzie Church, Eva Johnson, Maude Pickel, Ella Mae Hagerman, Pauline Layne, and Lorene Church.
"Survivors include two daughters, Susie Hagerman and husband, James of Bradshaw, WV, and Christine Rife and husband, Keith of Pea Patch, VA; two sons, Jerome Church and friend, Diane of Trinity, NC, and Sammy Church of the home; seven grandchildren, Sandra Reed and husband, Frankie, Karla Coleman and husband, Alva, Amie Hancock, Brian Rife, Hunter Church, Justin Hale and wife, Whittney, Brittany Evans and husband, Linus; great grandchildren, Tyler Hughes, Haley Reed, Tucker Coleman and wife, Michaela, Alex Coleman, Kallie Coleman, Riley Hancock, Braxton Hale and Maizie Hale; a great-great grandson, Michael Hall and great-great granddaughter Coleman on the way; one brother, Charles Church Jr. and wife Barbara of Pounding Mill, VA; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Thursday, May 19, 2022, with Reverend Charles Rose. Reverend Joey Proffitt and Reverend Keith Rife officiating at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV. Burial will follow in the Mullins Cemetery at Compton Mountain, VA. Pallbearers will be Claude Payne, Larkin Rippeth, Justin Hale, Billy Johnson, Larry Lester, Carlos Johnson, Keith Payne and Paul (Poochie) Allen. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the Bradshaw Commission on Aging, Bill Rose, Kevin Shelton, Jerry Deel and Cherie Vance of the Bradshaw Medical Clinic.
"Friends may visit with the family after 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, May 18, 2022 at the Family Worship Center in Jolo, WV, where an evening service will be held at 7 p.m.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Ernie Wright; 8 Jun 2011; maintained bt Find a Grave.
" William Jay Wallace
Birth 26 Jun 1902
Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
Death 17 Nov 1968 (aged 66)
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Enon Cemetery
Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 71009506"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Ernie Wright; 8 Jun 2011; maintained bt Find a Grave.
" Ruby Beatrice Heffner Wallace
Birth 8 Oct 1910
West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Jan 2003 (aged 92)
West Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Enon Cemetery
Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 71009467"Additional Information Posted:
"(Jan 27, 2003)HUNTINGTON HERALD DISPATCH
BEATRICE R. HEFFNER WALLACE, 92, of West Hamlin passed away Jan. 24, 2003, at home. She was born in Huntington, a daughter of the late Robert F. Heffner and Julia Hunter Heffner. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Jay Wallace. She is survived by one sister, Burnice H. Beckett; stepsons, Clifton Wallace and wife, Dorothy of Cleveland and Clayton Wallace and wife, Patty of Barboursville, W.Va.; stepdaughter, Hallie Stapleton of Orlando, Fla.; a host of step-grandchildren; a nephew, Stephen Beckett and wife, Debbie; great-nephew, Matthew Beckett and wife, Jennifer; great-nieces, Mollie Holley and husband, Darren, and Brittany Beckett; and special friends, Libbie Summers and Wanda Dragoo. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va., with Pastor David Vickers officiating. Burial will follow in Enon Cemetery,"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Wilcoe; taken 16 Apr 1930' Page 39A; Image 50 of
60; Famil #430/464.
Listed as Robert H. Powell, Jr; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Robert H. Powell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 37A;
Image #9 of 64; Household #74.
Listed as Robert Powell, Jr; age 19; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert H. Powell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 168; WV Archives Website.
Robert H. Powell, Jr; age 24; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; married on 7 Jan 1945
in Welch, WV; Betty Virginia Wiley; age 19; born and living in Thorpe, WV; single; with consent of P.A.
Wiley, father of Betty Virginia Wiley.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-2283; 16 Feb 1942;
Robert Haynes Powell, Jr; age 21; born 21 Nov 1920 at Wilcoe, WV; living at Thorpe, WV; emplyed
by US Army; name of person who will always know address, R.H. Powell, Sr, Thorpe, WV; 5' 9" tall;
168 lbs; hazel eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
(Typed at top of card: "Honorable Certificate of Service 10 July 1945")
5. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert H Powell Jr
[Robert Haynes "Punch" Jr. Powell]
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Mc Dowell, West Virginia
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Authors, editors, and reporters
Enlistment Date: 23 Mar 1942
Enlistment Place: Charleston, West Virginia
Service Number: 15170023
Branch: Air Corps
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Height: 69
Weight: 160"
5. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Robert H. Powell Jr.
Gender: Male
Death Age: 95
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1920
Birth Place: Wilcoe, WV
Residence Place: Journalism
Death Date: 22 Jun 2016
Parents: Robert Haynes Powell; Gypsy Reynolds Powell
Spouse:
Betty Wiley Powell
Child:
Betsy Powell Wall
Linda Powell Catarino
Robert W. Powell"
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rick & Kat; 23 Jun 2016.
"CPT Robert Haynes “Bob” Powell Jr.
Birth 21 Nov 1920
Wilcoe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Jun 2016 (aged 95)
South Carolina, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Oak Grove, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 165910559"Additional Information posted:
"One of a quickly vanishing breed of "Knights of the Air", Robert H. "Punchy" Powell, Jr., a World War II Veteran Fighter Pilot, loving husband, respected father and Atlanta businessman, as well as noted WWII historian and author, passed away June 22, 2016 at the age of 95."Bob "Punchy" Powell, as many knew him, was born November 21, 1920, in Wilcoe, WV. He was the only child of Robert Haynes Powell and Gypsy Reynolds Powell. Bob was married to Betty Wiley Powell, of Thorpe, WV, for 70 wonderful years. Betty passed in March of 2015.
"Bob was a member of Oak Grove Methodist Church, the 352nd Fighter Group Association, The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, The Order of the Daedalians, The Silver Wings Fraternity-Atlanta Chapter, The Mighty 8th Air Force Historical Society-Georgia Chapter, World War II Round Table and the American Legion.
"Bob grew up in the coal fields deep in the mountains of southern West Virginia. He graduated from Gary High School where he was Golden Glove Champion and acquired the nickname "Punchy" that followed him throughout his years. He was born to fly. His first flight was in a crop duster when he was 6 years old. He grew up during the Depression which created a man of integrity and strength of character, just like his dad.
"Bob "Punchy" Powell was attending West Virginia University when Pearl Harbor was attacked so he and his best friend hitchhiked to Pikeville, Kentucky to take the Aviation Cadet Exam. He enlisted on March 23, 1942. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer on January 4, 1943, was shipped overseas in April 1943 and assigned to the 328th Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group, based in Bodney, England.
"He flew 87 missions in the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang until coming stateside in December 1944. In addition to bomber escort missions, he flew numerous ground-support, train-busting, and airfield strafing sorties and was battle-damaged on five different missions. His victory credits include 6 destroyed (air and ground), 2 enemy aircraft probably destroyed (air and ground) and 7 damaged (air and ground), including destruction of the first German Luftwaffe HE-177 long range bomber.
""Punchy" was awarded The Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, The Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, The French D-day Medal, The Victory Medal, The ETO Medal with four Battle Stars, the Presidential Unit citation as a member of the 352nd FG and several other Campaign Medals. On D-Day, Punchy flew 3 missions, for a total of 16 hours sitting in his Mustang.
"Their mission was to consider anything moving toward the beaches enemy and destroy it. Regarding his flying in the war, Punchy said, "I wasn't flying that plane, God was. I was blessed, and, like my mom told me, better to be lucky than good-looking." Upon returning, he married his hometown sweetheart, Betty Wiley, and was assigned as a test pilot and Public Relations Officer at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH.
"At war's end, he returned to West Virginia University to earn his BS in Journalism in 1947. He worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer and feature writer on the Roanoke World News before being "recalled" for the Korean War.
"Four more years of service included fighter gunnery assignments with the USAF Exhibit Group and later as an AFROTC instructor. Bob separated from the USAF in 1954 at the rank of Captain to return to a civilian occupation as Advertising Manager for the Norfolk and Western Railway in Roanoke, VA.
"He and his wife Betty moved to Atlanta in 1956, where they lived for 59 years. In Atlanta, he became Regional Manager for a major publishing company and retired in 1987.
"After retiring, "Punchy", along with two other historians, Sam and Tom , took on the project of writing the History of the 352nd Fighter Group, which entailed years of searching for all the members of the group to get "their stories" as well as any photos that could be used in the book. The first edition of The Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney was published in 1990.
"He then began his second book, in which he, Marc, and Sam took individual stories of members of the 352nd Fighter Group and edited them into the book, Bluenoser Tales. Both books received fabulous reviews and have been sold out and out of publication for years.
"Bob Powell was a major supporter and fund raiser for the building project of the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, GA, where his Air Force Group is celebrated and memorialized, and he was a lifetime member. Over the years, "Punchy" became a highly sought-after speaker on WWII and the accomplishments of the 352nd Fighter Group for aviation organizations, civic groups, schools and veterans groups.
"In 2007, Bob "Punchy" Powell was among the honorees at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends, in Columbus, OH. In 2011, he was honored with his "West by 'Gawd' Virginian", P-51 Blue Nosed Mustang's markings being painted on the P-51 Mustang replica in front of the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant at PDK Airport, in Atlanta, GA.
"Bob and Betty moved to Columbia, SC in 2015, to be close to one of their children and grandchildren, where Betty passed in March 2015. Bob will be buried alongside his wife of 70 years in the Cemetery at Oak Grove Methodist Church where the services will be held in the Sanctuary."
2.
"MEET CAPTAIN ROBERT H. “PUNCHY” POWELL
"Captain Punchy Powell was born on November 21, 1920 and spent his boyhood in the coal fields deep in the mountains near his birthplace of Wilcoe, West Virginia.He earned his nickname “Punchy” thanks to his experience as a Golden Gloves boxer and his reputation for never avoiding a fight."When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he was in the midst of his studies at West Virginia University. With his sights on the sky, he and his best friend hitchhiked to Kentucky to take the aviation cadet exam. After earning his pilot wings in California, he briefly found himself in the cockpit of P-47 Thunderbolts before he and the rest of his squadron moved on to the P-51 Mustang.
In April 1943, he found himself on his way to Europe to join the 328th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd fighter group."It was up to the 352nd to patrol the skies and protect the Allied Invasion at Normandy on D-Day by escorting bombers, destroying trains, and shooting up German vehicles. Just weeks before his death in June 2016, Powell told a newspaper near his home in Atlanta, “We had orders to destroy ‘anything’ moving towards the beaches, and we did. When we ran out of ammo, we flew back to England, rearmed, and returned to the battle.”
"In fact, on that fateful day Powell flew 16 hours straight on three missions of nonstop combat in his plane aptly dubbed “The West ‘by Gawd’ Virginian. He headed back to England to rearm and refuel two times, and at the end of the day, his legs had grown so cramped and stiff that he had to be helped from the plane.
"“My legs cramped so bad I couldn’t move them. ‘Chief’ [his crew chief was a Native American nicknamed Chief] pulled me out and carried me like a baby,” Punchy later recalled.
Biographies differ about Powell’s record, but most sources agree he is responsible for the aerial and ground destruction of six enemy aircraft. Additionally, he is credited for damaging multiple German aircraft and vehicles."He and the other members of the 352nd dominated the skies that day, proving how resolute and superior both our pilots and planes could be.
"During his tour of service Powell once survived a crash upon take-off of a fully armed Mustang. It is said that the nameplate of the plane was yanked from the fire and kept by Powell as a momento.
After the war, he returned to West Virginia University, earning a journalism degree that he put to good use as a newspaper writer and photographer."Powell remained in the Air Force Reserve after the war and was called up again on January 2, 1950 to serve stateside in the Korean War. He once again flew a Mustang, and later attended Air Command and Staff College - finally serving as an instructor with the Air Force ROTC until he resigned his commission in September 1954.
"After the Korean War, he worked in publishing and even authored a book about his squadron titled, “The Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney.” He is widely praised for his dedication to recording and telling the stories of WWII veterans, especially the fighter pilots and crews.
"His son Bob “Punchy” Jr. said of his father, “He reached out and touched people all over the world. He was really not about being a fighter pilot, or hero. He was about keeping the history alive … His biggest thing in his heart was making sure that someone tells the story.”
"Punchy was married to his hometown sweetheart, Betty, for 70 years, and they were blessed with three children. In 1959, the family moved to Atlanta where he and Betty remained until their deaths. Punch passed away on June 22, 2016 after making 95 trips around the sun.
"Upon Punchy’s passing, Ken McCoy, chaplain of the 352nd Fighter Group Association, wrote an email to members saying, “He left behind a legacy that will last for generations. And a huge hole in my heart…In many, many ways, Punchy was the heart and soul of the 352nd Fighter Group Association. He had a knack of connecting people…Godspeed, Punchy.” His memorial service included a flyover by two P-51 Mustangs."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 168; WV Archives Website.
Robert H. Powell, Jr; age 24; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living at Thorpe, WV; married on 7 Jan 1945
in Welch, WV; Betty Virginia Wiley; age 19; born and living in Thorpe, WV; single; with consent of P.A.
Wiley, father of Betty Virginia Wiley.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rick & Kat; 23 Jun 2016.
" Betty Virginia Wiley Powell
Birth 26 Oct 1926
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 Mar 2015 (aged 88)
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Oak Grove, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 165910964"Additional Information Posted:
"Visitation for Betty Wiley Powell, 89, will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 2:30-4:00 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, funeral service will follow at 4:00 p.m."Mrs. Powell passed peacefully, Wednesday March 18, 2015. Born in Thorpe, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Paris Allen Wiley and Virginia Davis Wiley.
"She graduated from Roanoke Business College, in Roanoke, Virginia. She worked for McGraw - Hill Publishing Company, but mostly stayed home as a loving housewife and mother.
"Mrs. Powell was an active member of the Faith Class of Oak Grove Methodist Church, and believed in the constant love and grace of her Heavenly Father.
"She was an avid bridge player. Christmas was always a very special time for her. She made beautiful and unique ornaments for family and friends, who all enjoyed coming to see her Christmas home every year. She loved to entertain, but especially loved her family.
"Surviving her is the love of her life and devoted husband of 70 years, Robert H. Powell Jr.
"A. S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home 6/23/2016"